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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 3:10pm

(Washington, D.C., September 23, 2025) — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the USDA Forest Service is investing $200 million in 58 projects through the Community...

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 11:42am

Washington, DC, September 23, 2025 – This week, over 500 hundred farmers from every state, US Territory, and several Tribal Nations delivered a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stressing the importance of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education...

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Monday, September 22, 2025 - 3:00pm

For Immediate Release

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net

Release: Nearly 600 Groups Deliver Joint Letter to Congress Urging a Strong and... Read More
Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 10:56pm

(Washington, D.C., September 21, 2025) – Hours ago, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less than 70 miles from the U.S.-...

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Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 7:18pm

(Washington, D.C., September 20, 2025) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger.

Friday, September 19, 2025 - 5:30pm

(Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments and state directors for key positions at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 3:30pm

(Washington, D.C., September 18, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick jointly published an opinion piece in the Anchorage Daily News highlighting the new America First seafood strategy in Alaska.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 4:47pm

Washington, DC, September 17, 2025 – This week, Representatives Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10), Alma Adams (D-NC-12),  and Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) reintroduced...

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 12:18pm
US Capitol Building Photo credit: Louis Velazquez

When Congress returned from its August recess, it faced a long to-do list and little time to act.

On the September list is to fund the government by September 30, when current funding expires for the US Department of Agriculture (...

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025 - 6:21am

On July 24, 2025, Secretary Rollins released a memo (SM-1078-015) describing the planned reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff, drafted...

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